Mortars & pestles

A mortar and pestle grind a solid by hand. Porcelain is the ordinary laboratory set. Agate and glass are chosen when the sample must not pick up porcelain dust. The unglazed grinding surface, not the glossy outside, does the work.

A dish is an open vessel for drying, evaporating or holding a solid. Porcelain and glazed ceramic take a higher temperature than borosilicate glass, which is why a crucible, not a beaker, goes into a furnace. A watch glass covers, or holds a small amount for drying. A mortar is for grinding. The temperature and the chemical, not the shape alone, choose the material. Laboratory ware of this family is listed under ISO laboratory ware.

This shelf belongs to Dishes, crucibles & porcelain, inside Labware. Luminix Health distributes this range for laboratory use.

The neighbouring shelves are Crucibles, Trays, bowls & tubs, Watch glasses & crystallising dishes, Evaporating dishes and Dishes (other). The category above this shelf is Dishes, crucibles & porcelain.

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